An information processing apparatus is communicatable with an image forming apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a request unit configured to request information about the image forming apparatus to the image forming apparatus, a setting unit configured to set proxy response device identification information to identify an proxy response device to make a response to notify the information about the image forming apparatus, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire the information about the image forming apparatus from the proxy response device identified by the proxy response device identification information, in a case where a response from the image forming apparatus corresponding to the request from the request unit is not received.